Title says it all.
I’m applying for a rental and the landlord made me aware that the rent is $X + $35/mo for the hot water tank. Utilities extra makes sense, but the hot water tank feels wrong? That’s like renting a house and having to pay for a furnace?
When I wake up in the morning, my skin is clear. By the time I’m home from work, I have a full on breakout. I’m talking 20+ pimples.
My activity/sweat level doesn’t seem to impact it. I was my face twice daily and moisturize well.
On my face, my acne is most often on my chin, like below the corners of my mouth. On my body, my chest and upper back get covered. The acne ranges from little red bumps, to white heads, to swollen cysts. I’m always tempted to pick at them because they’re full of whatever.
When I wake up it’s all gone (except redness or irritation if I was picking). By the time I’m home from work, it’s back.
It’s driving me a bit nuts to try to figure out a solution.
Has anyone else had this issue?
My partner and I are spending ten days in Cagliari. We are renting a car and have a few days planned in the area.
I’d love to do a day trip to some other parts of Sardinia.
What is realistic? We were thinking about day tripping to La Pelosa or Palau.
Would you enjoy an office that was set up as an open coworking space rather than a traditional set up?
I’m opening a new office and am toying with the idea of having a collaborative workspace set up (kind of like a cafe vibe), rather than a bunch of closed off offices.
The idea is that it would be set up to facilitate training, office meetings, events, and collaboration.
Instead of personal office spaces, it would have a big open room with comfy chairs, tables/desks, and a lounge area. There would also be a private meeting room to meet clients and a few closed door office spaces with the idea that someone could go in there to make calls etc. without it being a designated office.
Targeting agents who typically work from home but still enjoy being part of a community and sharing ideas.
Would love to get some feedback on the idea.
Aiming to reduce monthly desk fees and create a space where agents are excited to go to work, learn, and connect with colleagues.
The agent in the title currently has a property for lease and is requiring applicants to pay a $50 application fee to be considered for the property.
Further, he wants the tenant to submit last month rent with the application and agree that should the landlord approve the tenant, but the tenant not sign a lease, that they forfeit the entire rent deposit.
Obviously, both of these things are against the RTA.
Upon our real estate agent bringing this up to him, he effectively said that he has 10 other applications and ours wouldn’t be considered because everybody else applying agreed to the terms.
We moved onto a different property, but if there really are 10 other applications, I’m posting this to hopefully make them aware that these terms are illegal and the LTB will order the landlord/agent to refund the deposit and application fee.
Here is a link to the agent’s REALTOR.ca profile, where you can see which rental properties he has available to know what to stay away from.
https://www.realtor.ca/agent/1988266/kevin-feely-424-catherine-st-unit-200-ottawa-ontario-k1r5t8
I guarantee if he is breaking the law for leases, he is probably sketchier to deal with when bigger amounts of money are involved.
The agent in the title currently has a property for lease and is requiring applicants to pay a $50 application fee to be considered for the property.
Further, he wants the tenant to submit last month rent with the application and agree that should the landlord approve the tenant, but the tenant not sign a lease, that they forfeit the entire rent deposit.
Obviously, both of these things are against the RTA.
Upon our real estate agent bringing this up to him, he effectively said that he has 10 other applications and ours wouldn’t be considered because everybody else applying agreed to the terms.
We moved onto a different property, but if there really are 10 other applications, I’m posting this to hopefully make them aware that these terms are illegal and the LTB will order the landlord/agent to refund the deposit and application fee.
Here is a link to the agent’s REALTOR.ca profile, where you can see which rental properties he has available to know what to stay away from.
https://www.realtor.ca/agent/1988266/kevin-feely-424-catherine-st-unit-200-ottawa-ontario-k1r5t8
I guarantee if he is breaking the law for leases, he is probably sketchier to deal with when bigger amounts of money are involved.
Reposting now that I’ve “slept” on it with clearer details, as I was initially torn apart here for being a Karen.
I had a devastating miscarriage and am suffering some lingering health issues with it. My Dr ordered an ultrasound and so I went to the imaging clinic. It was a pelvic and transvaginal ultrasound so pretty uncomfortable anyways, but medically necessary.
The whole thing was uncomfortable. Partly because I’m having a hard time, partly because a stranger had an imaging device up my hooha while a student watched, and partly because the techs bedside manner was lacking (not rude— just blunt and cold, didn’t explain anything, physically moved me rather than asking me to reposition. The student was nice).
When it was over the tech didn’t even give me anything to wipe the stuff off with. She just left the room and closed the door.
The tech left the two screens on which were massive monitors (estimating 40-45” like my tv) on the wall when she left the room.
It wasn’t my imaging on display, rather the patient roster of the days imaging including time of visit, full names, health card numbers, dates of birth, type of imaging, and the reason for imaging (mine was exactly as listed on my requisition, so I assume that’s what the field was)..
I have a very public career in my area (I work in children’s aid and am an elected public official in my town of 5,000 people), and my family has been here for generations so I know (directly or through one degree of separation) most people in my community.
Some of my clients names were on the screen along with all their info and reason for visit. I didn’t look at theirs intentionally and honestly I couldn’t take my eyes off my own entry in the list, but I did see others medical information. In big letters legible without my glasses from the other side of the room while I struggled to get my pants on my lubed up soggy body: LAST NAME, FIRST NAME - MISCARRIAGE - TRANSVAGINAL ULTRASOUND AND PELVIC IMAGING.
Imagining my clients, neighbours, colleagues, family, friends, etc. going in and seeing my miscarriage on a big screen is like a second wave of grief. No one knew I was pregnant. It is nobody’s business. It is causing me to lose sleep.
I want to know my legal options but to be clear, I don’t want to sue as I’ve suffered no monetary damage— but there has to be something to protect women (and men, but this is about my miscarriage) from breaches like this. I shouldn’t know that my clients needed medical imaging or why, same as they shouldn’t know my information. It’s personal. I’m mad, hurt, and exposed. This shouldn’t happen.
What are the privacy laws surrounding patient’s medical information? What avenues do I have should I wish to report the breach?
I have empathy for overworked staff (the tech hours at the imaging clinic are m-f 8-4) but this is a big deal. Maybe it was a one time mistake, but also maybe my personal health information will be “accidentally” left on the screen for others to see. Call me a Karen, whatever, but I don’t want my community to know my personal medical information. As someone who also works with sensitive information, this is not acceptable.
I had a devastating miscarriage and am suffering some lingering health issues with it. My Dr ordered an ultrasound and so I went to the imaging clinic. It was a pelvic and trans vaginal ultrasound so pretty uncomfortable anyways, but medically necessary.
The whole thing was uncomfortable. Partly because I’m having a hard time, partly because a stranger had an imaging device up my hooha while a student watched, and partly because the techs bedside manner was lacking (not rude— just blunt and cold, didn’t explain anything. The student was nice).
When it was over she didn’t even give me anything to wipe the stuff off with. She just left the room and closed the door.
The tech left the two screens on which were massive monitors (estimating 40-45” like my tv)
It wasn’t my imaging on display, rather the patient roster of the days imaging including full names, health card numbers, dates of birth, type of imaging, and the reason for imaging (mine was exactly as listed on my requisition, so I assume that’s what the field was)..
I have a very public career in my area and know most of my town (5,000 people) directly or through someone’s family.
Some of my clients names were on the screen along with all their info and reason for visit. I didn’t look at theirs because I couldn’t take my eyes off mine. In big letters legible without my glasses from the other side of the room while I struggled to get my pants on my lubed up soggy body: LAST NAME, FIRST NAME - MISCARRIAGE - TRANSVAGINAL ULTRASOUND AND PELVIC IMAGING
Imagining my clients, neighbours, colleagues, family, friends, etc. going in and seeing my miscarriage on a big screen is like a second wave of grief. No one knew I was pregnant.
I live in Canada and was under the impression that we had privacy laws and policies to prevent this. Posted on the legal subreddit and got torn to shreds for wanting to know my legal options because I might get someone who is overworked in trouble. I don’t want to sue as I’ve suffered no real damage— but there has to be something to protect women (and men) from breaches like this. I shouldn’t know that my clients needed medical imaging or why, same as they shouldn’t know my information. It’s personal. I’m mad, hurt, and exposed. This shouldn’t happen.
I don’t know what to do.